

THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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,RIMSTBD UNEQUALLB1' 





„, P WHIBLEY i* now mpplyiog flections 



B T21 .o1 t» I'om, from hi. ..leet Co'Wioo of 



T^ V a ri7*s new and distinct of laM : year 

 List containing a great variety of choice 



N'umery, Kenn>ng ton, London. 



t^r one scamp 



g0Oftlt*N£& 



wmr SPRING CATALOGUE. 



ffifiSERY. NfARRSFIELD,nearUCKFIELD, 



-1 -SEX. 



f Vir iSSer be-? to otfer strong plants fro^ their superb 

 * tf HoUjb.ik«. at 6*., *., and 13*. per dozen i; ; Cape 

 w. 9i 1*# an -1 1«* per d:»xen. strong and bushy ; Chnese 



*Si 9f' 1**.\ and ,8 *- P er doz6n ' strong and bushv ' , n 

 '^^mm* best Continental vars, 6a, 95., 12*.; 



"SSaiienti will be presented with each order, as compensa- 

 fpr csrrr?e. _ __ ___ 



TlcKSON and SON have still on hand a limited 



* Stiti'I of tbeir Improved KIDNEY POT A TO, at 7*. Gd. 

 ta S and Golden Dwarfs at 55. Gd. (an excellent Early 



?* ^Potato t • for the particulars of their merits, see 

 " GhnfMe of the 14th or 21st December. 



eesu 





T^Ll Sow havin< the largest stock in the country of 

 T^ianT Mmpervirens are enabled to offer them at the 

 •Sm low rate* :-Fine plants, 2 feet high, 25. Gd. ; 6 feet, 

 5nTia«ftnediate sizes at proportionately low prices. For- 

 «rtbis nridiMima* 3 feet high, toil of flower-buds, 2s. Gd. ; and 

 Jhithf general Nursery Stock at equally low prices. 



larserj, King^oo. Su rrey, April 5. m 



aOMATH STRAWBERRY. 



J4JJES KITLBY can supply good Plants of his 

 bratedS rawberry GOLIATH, at the very low price of 



•j Sd per 100 or 12 Plants, fre^ by post, for 18 oostagse stamps. 

 iSieflne PUnts of Dw*rf German HOLLYHOCKS mixed, at 125. 



doieo ; these have- all bloomed, and are very double and 



if ifaL HOLLYHOCK SE iD. saved from a nae. col lee* ion of 



doable varieties, 13 packets, named, free b? post, f.>r 55. ; ditto 

 mixed, per packet, 2* Gd SWEET WILLIAM SEED, from a 

 met variety of beautiful brilliant colours, per packet, 15. 

 fray>a) Q» Vale. Har**ry t Bath, April 5. 



CtMELLla *T»»OKS KIT FOR IMMEDIATE WORK. 



RBHE LANGrELIER, Clarendon Nursery, St. Helier, 

 Jmcy, begs to inform the Public that he has a very 

 attentive stuck of the ab »ve, fit for immediate grafting, very 

 clean and healthy, well rooted, so as to leave without the po", 

 eiasequently much less expense in conveying to any distant 



i'riee-3«f., 40*.. and 505. per 100. 



The Stock is such at has never before been offered to the 

 Public hv any grower. 



ft, L. lias a most extensive collection of Double Camellias 



it a very moderate rate and reduced price, as will be seen by a 



Catalogue receatiy published, in which it is proved that they 



%u ftaad the otimate out-of-doors without protection. The 



!u„; -3 can be hid of R L. by inclosing four penny stamps 



Rtmitilgce or reference from unknown correspondents 



JJS FLOWER OF THE DAY— VARIEGATED 



SCiftLET GERANIUM— This elegant plant is of 

 ha^it. the foliage bright green, with a broad silver 

 e ftoivers i'ght scarlet, in large trusses, like 

 Qbmpaotuu*. John and Chaeles Leb are selling extra 

 ftcong pjanti at 105. Gd eaeh. Small plants for bedding on 

 the ht of June, G>s. per d-zen.— Nursery, and Seed Establish- 

 ment, H!*mm4r*mi*h. near London. 



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TWTBSSRS. STAND1SH and NOBLE hare to offer 



•±"-L the follow- ng very*des*rable pi an^s : 



AZALEA INDICA, '-GLOKY OF SUNNING-HILL." 



In general appearance this plant, vshen iu bloom, reminds 

 leof tfenum spleudjn*. producing large double rosewlike 

 -|jeft of the rieuest pink ; good plants, 35. Gd. to 10a* Gd. 



^ YPTOMERIA JAPONIGA SEEDLINGS. 



J' 6 *" I85. peruoa., cu»10&5. per 100. 



: ™ r *.'\ •• 305. „ 2105. „ 



I l^o^** 9 t0 2 **™ in< 5hes high, 6O5. per dozen. 

 f«6 inches to 3 feat 6 inches high, 90*. 

 lieet i> inches to 4 f*a G inches h£k 126s« 



m* 1. 1 * Aod ,ar ff w plants in proportion, 

 rne whole of the above, with the exception of the two years 

 Mailings, were plauted iuto the open border la*t spring, are 

 rDv^ U AV^ i0Moi ' aixd m for ^mediate planting. 



CB1TPTOMBRIA JAPONICA, var. NANA, a 



nt?8E I ^ d,r ' trf varie ty, 105. Gd. to 215. 



CUPREOUS FUNEBRIS, or WEEPING CYPRESS 



(North of Chtna.) 



fii^ 8 bigtej 105, Bd - eaeb ; 12 to 15- inches, 21 1. each. 

 wMi plants are from the open border—robust specimens 



fit far immediate > planting. 



imf2?«« 2 * in9 " 3U ' W eaoh * 24 ius * to 30 in 3-, 425. each. 



WPRESSUS GOVriNIANA. (California.) 



^oa-inches, 75. GcU each; 9 to 15 inches, 105. Gd. each. 

 1Mo24 iochea, 215. eaoh ; 2 to 3 fees, 3^5. 6d. 



GLPRES^US LAMBERTIANA, 2 feei, 3^ 6rf. each. 

 CUmSSSUS THURIEERA, var. ELEGANS, per- 



C2PHALOTAXL3 FORTUNII f Btrong plants, 31** 6A 



gch^ For description, see " Botanical Magazine," by Sir W. 



WB8YTHIA VIRIDISSIMA. 



K * m 2»'«- 



?in.hn.K ^^ - «•• W - » fc Od. 



J A^^u « t ir'?J? T P" n b,>rder fit for inunediate planting. 



^S^ NUD I^ORUM i f .od. each. 



%*"!*«* Plants ... ... ^M m 



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doeino a ? f F r de,lrabU wln ' er AowHiig hardy plant, pro- 

 ^e^mberrr^ U u° n ° f flweM °^ tbe ricb « J^W from 



ThT, fa „*, SCLEROPHYLLA. (North of China.) 



0»ks h 9 r?„ ,1 » b f? r,ly the most remarkable of all evergreen 

 aore'th.n f • *? a ' Iw S« a9 *»» Spanish Caestuut, and 

 42 »- each ^ thei 8 tt h8t *ace. Strong seedling plants, 



^S G ^ INV E RSA - (North of Ciwu ) Also ever- 



iSBttSSS 1 sere's having remarkab!y large 



-««ii5 ,S ll Y J! L ^ 0W R0SE > » d! stinet species, 



^Krihe Thf „ b 'l bav . e se * a U - II woald b « impossible to 



»** tiiu »^"^ UO i' °* ricbjMSS - of th « bronze and 

 ^■BSrJd',^*?? Ao.'Wf.s- present. It i» aa exceUent 

 » 9«^Bd\ ^7." 8 f lia J(* » dl »t"^t. It blooms freely, and 

 ^«Ti^. a «*«>*«- *»«»■ D'wrfs, 5s. j Standards 



*»•* feit to 2 feet 6 lncbes 



T f£ ( ? DlU » SEMPERVIRENS. 



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8 *ihot * . Lar * er in proportion. 

 "«*B0t Nurg^ries, April 5. 



2*. to 2s. to; each. 

 3*. 64. to 55. 



7*. Gd. to 10 j. 6d. 



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AZALEA INDICA "SYMMETRY" (Kinghorn.) 

 Thecelebrtty thUF o«rer aaegaiued, aod ttieeuk»<»um ia#v 

 has been bestowed upon it, render it only necessary t » mention 

 th - opinions of competent judges, the a vards It has received, 

 and simply to add that it is superior in shape and substance r o 

 anv varie y hitheKo introduced, and equal in colour aod ha' i 

 to 'he mos'. popul tr kinds. In May, 1850, a first class certitkat 

 was awarded to it by the London FloricuUural S >cie'-y, an«i it 

 wis thus described in the Gardeners' and Farmers' Journal. 

 44 As ilea indiea Symmetry is a magnificently formed ttower, u f 

 extraordinary suostanci ; colour salmonish pink, varying to 

 light scarlet, richly spotted in the throat with deep crimson; 

 size larg^." At the June show, 1850, at Chiswick, it obtninci 

 the Silver Banksian Medal, and wis recorded in the Gardeners' 

 Ckronide as "a considerable improvement on Lat rui*." 

 Juhn and Charles Lee having purchased the stock of Sym- 

 metry, IfUend sending out h I ny Plants on the 1st of Jane, 

 price 215 each.— Nursery and Seed Establishment, (Tamnner. 

 smi'h. near- London — \nri\ 5 



TUB BLACK. AUSTKIA.N HKHmS 1 ru> Uo au ** - « .1 ^). 



LUGOMBE, PINCE, and CO., have a large aud 

 healthy stock of this most desirable Pine, from V inches 

 to 3 fees high, which having been frequently transp'anted, are 

 welUrooted ani sa'e to remove: they can offer them, varyio* 

 according to age and quality, from 205 , 405., to 605. per 1000 

 This Pine has been proved to thrive in bleak and expo* ed 

 place*, and in the poorest soib, growing rapidly, and produc-n^ 

 dense shelter in places where otner trees will not grow ; it also 

 thrives wall close to the sea, resisting the spray and roughest 

 winds. N. &. The present is a very hue time for planting; 

 Exeter Nursery, April 5. 



"SBED^AND HO iiTlCULrUUAL E-iTABLi6UAlfc.X i , _ 



SUDRURY. SUFFOLK. 



ASS and BROWN'S SEED AND PLANT 



LIST for 1851 is stamped as a Newspaper, to go 

 free by post, and may be h-nl on application. It loill be 

 found to contain the newest and best articles which can 

 be procured, with full description jmd other useful 

 information. 



SELECT AND CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 

 The following of our best selections supplied free by po«t f 

 with proper directions for sowing, heights, colours, «fec, given 



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flowers in the building, and to distribute cards or 

 lists of the objects they may have for sale on their 

 own premises." 



Persons desirous of obtaining space upon the 

 above conditions are requested to make immediate 

 application, in writing, to the Executive Committee, 

 at the building in Hyde-park, stating what kind of 

 plants they are able to exhibit, and how many 





in the Catalogue. 



100 varieties best and newest Annuals 15 



50 varie: iee for 85 Gd., 30 for 55. Gd., 20 for 4 



20 varieties be*t dwarf kinds, in larger packets, suited 



for filling beds on lawns, 75. Gd., or 12 do. for ... 5« 

 20 varieties best Greenhouse Annuals, 75. Gd., 12 for ... 5 

 20 varieties choice Greenhouse Perennials, IO5. Gd., 12 f0» 7 

 JO vars. choice hardy Biennial* and Perennial*. 75. Gd. ,12 for 5 



IMPORTED GElUiAN SEEDS. 

 20 varieties splendid double Stocks, 35. Gd. ; 12 ditto ... 2 



12 vars. splendid China Asters 2 



12 vars. line globular Asters 2 



12 vars. D warf Rocket Larkspurs M 2- 



9 vars. Tall ditto 1 



Remittances wuh orders are requested from unknown cor- 

 respondents. Goods Carriage Free to London, and witn all 

 orders of 24. and upwards, articles presented extra. P4>sf-on%ee 

 orders payable to Bass and 13aowN,or to Stephen Brown. 



superficial feet they can undertake to keep filled. 



Odr correspondents having; lately been discussing 

 the merits of the wood of the Spanish Chestnut tree, 

 we find it necessary to interpose with some remarks 

 of our own, which may aid in settling a question that 

 would seem to possess some interest. 



Some say that the wood is- shaky, and of little 

 value. Others that it is invaluable for Hop-poles. 

 A third mentions the case of " a gate, one part of 

 which bad been made of Spanish Chestnut, the rest 

 of Oak, both unpainted, in which gate the former 

 was in far better condition than the latter." Allu- 

 sion is also made to the supposed use of this timber 

 in the construction of the roof of Weetminiter-hall. 



These statements are equally, true, except the 

 last. When young, the wood of the Spanish Chest- 

 nut is of the same value as Heart of Oak, so far as 

 durability is concerned; hence it* great excellence 

 for Hop-poles > as every Kentish landlord well knows. 

 When old its- timber becomes dry, appears to decay, 

 rends in the direction of the silver am, and 

 thus 



that unsoundness 



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Eixt ©artrmersf Chronicle* 



SATURDA Y, APRIL 5, 1851. 



MEETINGS FOa THE KNtfUING WEEK. 



r Entomological ,S p.ifc 



Moki>ay, April 7<OkemicaL 



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TUBSBAT, 



WsDSMBiT, 



Thursday, 



Fkidat, 



Saturday, 



( Brieiah Architects ........8 p.m.. 



f Syro Egyptian 7£p m. 



g) CWU E/i*ineers 8 p,m. 



\ Medical and Chirurgical 8i*.M. 



f Zoological 9 e mm 



{'Literary Fund 3 p.m. 



I Loudon Institution ,7 r. 



9-{ Graphic 8 



I Geological , 8$p.m. 



t Pharmaceutical 9 p.%*. 



I Royal Soc. ol Literature 4 p.m. 



1(K Antiquarian ....8 p 



t. rwjy a i •.••.......* . . . ....*•..... fl ' r . 



( Vstronomical ..,,,, , 8 p.m. 



11 < Philological 8 p.m. 



(Royal Institution 8*f«. 



, 9 f Royal Botanic 33 p. Mi 



Now that the most formidable part of the diffi- 

 calties connected with the arrangements in the 

 Crystal Palace is at an end, the Executive have 

 turned their attention to minor details, and among 

 other things have arrived at the following decision : 



u The Executive Committee are willing to grant 

 spaces in the building to a. small number of nursery- 

 men, for the purpose of decorating the building with 



rare or handsome plants^ or for the sale of cut 

 flowers. 



" The conditions upon which such spaces will be 

 granted, are the following : 



" 1. The exhibitor is to fit up his space at his own 

 expense. 



"2. He is to keep the space constantly filled 

 during the time the Exhibition is open, commencing 

 from the 1st of May, at his own cost. But as the 

 Executive are aware that considerable difficulty may 

 occur in maintaining the collections in the same 

 excellence in the latter a^ in the early part of this 

 period, they will be satisfied if the spaces are only 

 filled after July with plants of good foliage. 



"3. The. plants required to replace such as are 

 removed must be brought into the building, and put 

 in perfect order one clear hour before the admission 

 of the public, in the morning. If any are ta he 

 removed, they must be taken away half an hour 

 after the close in the afternoon. 



• " 4 fc The Executive will supply water without 

 ^charge ; but can incur no other expense; 



j, "5- The exhibitors will be permitted, ta sail out 



acquires 



dealers speak of by the name of shakines*. French, 

 German, and Italian writers all concur in this state- 

 ment. But there is a point to which neither they, 

 nor, as far as we know, English writers sufficiently 

 advert, namely, the period of life at which this bad 

 quality first occurs. It is admitted that the timber 

 is excellent when young, bad when old. But what 

 is meant by the terms yotmg- and old ? It is de- 

 sirable to reduce them to some precise signification, 

 and our correspondents might render each ether 

 real service if they would state, upon their personal 

 knowledge, at about what age the fatal shakiness 



comes oro 



In 25 years, on warm light sandy land, the 

 Spanish Chestnut forms a handsome tree with a 

 trunk 6 or 7 inches in diameter. Does it then become 

 shaky? Most certainly not. Does it at the age 

 of 30, or 40, or 50 years ? or when ? These are 

 most important questions for planters, and deserve 

 an answer. Mr. Sklby, in his beautiful volume on 

 "British Forest Trees^" touches upon this point, 

 when he states that in the course of 50 or 60 years 

 the tree frequently attains a height of 60 to 80 feet ; 

 its timber, even at this agf>, begins to get shaky. But 

 it is desirable to know whether this is the rule, or 

 the exception ; because in the former case it would 

 be the interest of the planter to fell his Spanish 

 Chestnuts as soon- as they are 50 years- old. We 

 presume that^oil and climate will be found to cause 

 in this tree the variations usual in other cases. 

 There must be many country gentlemen, timber- 

 merchants, and forester who could throw light 

 upon this interesting point, and we venture to ask 

 them for the communication of any evidence in 

 their possession. 



With regard to the assertion that the roof of 

 Westminster-hall, or of' any other old English 

 building, was constructed with the timber of the 

 sweet Chestnut, we cannot but- express our sur- 

 prize that well-informed' persons should still 

 relate this fable, after the numberless exposures 

 of it made by ourselves and others. It is, we 

 believe, .as certain as anything can be that the roof 

 of Westminster Hall consists of Oak, and of Oak only. 

 It is also certain that in part at least, if not wholly, 

 it was made from the Qnercus s&sitifl a, which 

 must, at some distant period, have been common in 

 the southern parts of Britain. We say this .upon the 

 evidence of a portion of the roof itself now before 

 us, upon the authority of *the late Mr. Atkinson, who 

 designed Sir Walter Scott's House at Abbotsford, 

 and who had made the subject hi* especial study, 

 in the prosecution of which his eminence as an 

 architect gave him great facilities ; and upon the 

 testimony of all modern writers who have had access 

 to original evidence. How the mistake arose it is 

 difficult to understand; Mr. Sslsy has- pointed out 

 its existence in France, where it was corrected by 

 Boar on and Darbentox, as well as in Bn^ md, 

 where it? seems to have originated with Hartlib, a 

 writer of the 16th century, and to have been in- 

 cautiously adopted by Evelyn. That it is a mistake 

 there can be no manner of doubt. 



SbME people are never satisfied with a feet unless 

 they are also able to explain, the cause of it, whilst 

 other* care little or nothing fox the cause, if they are 

 weUjsatisfiedaslfttiftfast-itwtf. Prohab therig'it 



